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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) eConnected Grainbelt Project is preparing to launch its new interactive weather website and several new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), next month.

Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea that would benefit the Western Australian grains industry have an opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend the Curtin Ignition innovation accelerator program.

The new $11.5 million Northam Grains Research Facilities are a hive of activity as the growing season gains momentum. A crowd of more than 100 people attended the official opening of the facilities by Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan in early May.